Abronia morenica

Abronia morenica

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Diploglossa

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha Subclassis: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Subordo: Lacertilia Infraordo: Anguimorpha Parvordo: Neoanguimorpha Superfamilia: Diploglossa

Familia: Anguidae
Subfamilia: Gerrhonotinae
Genus: Abronia
Species: Abronia morenica

Name

Abronia morenica Claude, Luna-Reyes & Nieto-Montes de Oca, 2020

• Holotype: MZFC-HE 33487 (field number AGC 1318), adult ♂, collected by A.G. Clause, R. Martínez-Padilla, and J.D. Hunt on 3 August 2018.
• Type locality: “ca. 1 km NW of the peak of Cerro Bola on an interior slope of the Sierra Madre de Chiapas, municipality of Tonalá, Chiapas, México (approx. 16.14°N, 93.61°W; datum = WGS84), 1750 m”.

References

Primary references

• Clause, A.G., Luna-Reyes, R. & Nieto-Montes de Oca, A. 2020. A New Species of Abronia (Squamata: Anguidae) from a Protected Area in Chiapas, Mexico. Herpetologica 76(3): 330–343. DOI: 10.1655/Herpetologica-D-19-00047 Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2025. Abronia morenica. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 22 December 2022.

Vernacular names

English: Sierra Morena Arboreal Alligator Lizard
español: Dragoncito de Sierra Morena